nryan@wdbj7.com Travelers on Interstate 81 were
caught in a slowdown today, as workers
made repairs near Ironto.

And the work will continue for
the next several weeks.

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*CG locator Montgomery Co.

Traffic stopped while crews
replaced lane markings.

Workers are rehabbing the road
surface on two bridges there and the
project won't be completed until the
end of June.

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VDOT Spokesperson HEIDI COY/VDOT SPOKESPERSON: AND WE
ENCOURAGE FOLKS AS THEY ARE DRIVING
THROUGH THERE THROUGH JUNE TO BE
CAUTIOUS AND SLOW DOWN. THERE IS A WORK
ZONE ESTABLISHED THROUGH THERE. THE
SPEED LIMIT IS 55 MILES PER HOUR AND SO
WE WANT FOLKS TO REALLY SLOW DOWN AND
BE CAUTIOUS ANY TIME THEY SEE THE
ORANGE SIGNS.

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V-DOT hopes to keep two lanes open
in both directions while the work
continues.

Across the country tributes to his
legacy echoed his call for racial
equality and economic justice. As Stacy
Case reports, hundreds converged on
the city where Dr. King died ... to
insure his dream lives on..

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*CG 2line Lasandra Cleaves

Granddaughter of Sanitation Worker

*CG 2line Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles

Civil Rights Leader

*CG standup Stacy Case

Memphis, TN

*CG 2line John McCain

R-Presidential Candidate

*CG 2line Barack Obama

D-Presidential Candidate

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(END SOT) Hundreds marched a mile in the rain...

through streets of Memphis....

SOUND UP 12:40:32 "FREE AT LAST - FREE
AT LAST"

--- to the motel where the Reverend

Martin Luther King Jr. lost his life.

Forty years ago, the civil rights
leader came here to organize a strike
for

nryan@wdbj7.com A Lynchburg man is racing to
raise awareness about organ donation.

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Kevin Shroyer is organizing
tomorrow's Point of Honor 5-K.

Shroyer is an avid runner, but
this is the first race he's put
together on his own.

He's doing it to honor his
daughter, Korinne.

When she died six years ago,
Shroyer donated her lungs and other
organs.

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Race Organizer 9:59:57 Kevin Shroyer: "I want to
do whatever I can to spread the word
about the positive benefits of organ
donation. That's what I've been doing
when I go to other races, other states,
other cities. I figured it was high
time I did it right here in Lynchburg."
10:00:08

<< Good evening, I'm meteorologist
Robin Reed in the SkyTracker7 Forecast
Center. Mostly cloudy skies and
showers will rule your Friday night
forecast. Due to clouds and southerly
breezes, temperatures will be mild - in
the low and mid 50s. Moderate to heavy
rain is possible after midnight. A
moisture-laden front slides across the
area Saturday. We'll keep mostly
cloudy skies and showers in the
forecast. A few thunderstorms may also
pop up during the afternoon. Some
locations may see around 1.00" though
Saturday. Highs are slated in the mid
60s. Saturday night will still feature
scattered showers, because the front

should not clear the area until early
Sunday morning. Lows are forecast (much
cooler) in the lower 40s. Sunday is
looking pleasant. A day to dry out with
sunshine and highs near 60. Monday and
Tuesday call for partly sunny
conditions, with variably cloudy skies
and a slight chance of showers
Wednesday and Thursday. Friday brings a
50% chance of rain. For weather
anytime turn to our webpage at
wdbj7.com >>

mstevens@wdbj7.com High school athletic
administrators from all over the state
have been speding a good part of this
week in the Star City as Roanoke is
playing host to the 36th annual
athletic directors' conference.

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Since Wednesday several hundreds
administrators from different schools
in the Commonwealth have been
attending seminars, visiting exhibits
and breaking bread at the Hotel
Roanoke.

One of the big goals of the
conference is coming together from all
corners of the state and dealing with
the every changing landscape of high
school athletics.

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*CG 2line Sandy Hadaway

Salem A.D. & Event Organizer

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Our own Grant Kittelson was
involved in one of the sessions
concerning networking and community
partnerships.